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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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